Press Release

L-3 Awarded $38.5 Million Contract to Supply SATCOM Terminals to the Australian Defence Forces

Contact: Eileen Yatteau
Sr. Marketing Manager
L-3 GCS
(585) 742-9136

For Immediate Release:

L-3 Awarded $38.5 Million Contract to Supply SATCOM
Terminals to the Australian Defence Force

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 21, 2013-- L-3 Communications
(NYSE:LLL) announced today that it has been awarded a $38.5 million
contract from the Commonwealth of Australia to supply 51 of L-3
GCS' Hawkeye™ III Lite 1.2-meter Very Small Aperture Terminals
(VSATs), as well as training and long-term sustainment services.
This program is one of a number of coordinated projects that will
enable the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to deploy an integrated
wideband satellite communications capability. Specifically, the
contract will deliver one type of a family of transportable land
terminals that will optimize the early use of Australia's SATCOM
system and provide communication services where commercial
satellite resources are limited. The capability is scheduled for
delivery in 2014.

"This is L-3's first entry into the Australian SATCOM market and
this immediate success recognizes the quality of our products and
solutions," said John Mega, president of L-3's Microwave Group.
"Australia is an emerging market for WGS-qualified terminals and we
look forward to establishing a long-term partnership with the ADF
and other local suppliers."

"The L-3 GCS Panther™ and Hawkeye™ III family of products are
currently being fielded both domestically and internationally in
large numbers. The quality, performance and value of these
terminals have made us a leader in the WGS communities" added Bob
Jacobson, President of L-3 GCS and 3Di Divisions.

This contract is a significant win for L-3 in Australia and
demonstrates the cross-business synergy that exists between L-3
divisions, specifically L-3 Oceania and L-3 GCS. For this program,
L-3 GCS developed and will supply the Hawkeye™ III systems, which
will provide ARSTRAT-certified Ka- and X-Band, as well as
commercial Ku-Band capability, in a very compact, fly-away package.
L-3's Australian division, L-3 Oceania, is leading the execution of
the contract, which includes system deliveries over a 12-month
period, followed by an initial three-year sustainment program that
engages other Australian subcontractors in the process.

Located in Rochester, N.Y., L-3 GCS is a leading global provider
of SATCOM systems that integrate data, broadband Internet,
telephony, multimedia, audio, video and computer networking. These
rugged, easily deployed systems are widely used by the U.S.
Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, other
federal agencies and commercial customers. To learn more about L-3
GCS, please visit the company's website at www.L-3com.com/GCS.

Located in Sydney, Australia, L-3 Oceania provides world-class
engineering and maritime solutions for a broad range of defense and
commercial sector customers. Specializing in engineering and
technical services, L-3 Oceania's core capabilities include
platform systems, undersea network solutions, spatial awareness
solutions and maritime domain awareness systems. Learn more about
L-3 Oceania by visiting www.L-3com.com/Oceania.
Headquartered in New York City, L-3 employs approximately 51,000
people worldwide and is a prime contractor in C3ISR (Command,
Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and
Reconnaissance) systems, platform and logistics solutions, and
national security solutions. L-3 is also a leading provider of a
broad range of electronic systems used on military and commercial
platforms. The company reported 2012 sales of $13.1 billion.

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